A North Carolina Catholic school was legally allowed to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage to another man on social media a decade ago, a court ruled.

I found this interesting. This seems to go against the popes recent stance of more tolerance and acceptance.

  • uzi@lemmy.ca
    422·
    6 months ago

    If it goes against the school’s moral teachings, then the sxhool must be free to fire him so the students don’t learn that behaviour is ok, as per the sxhool’s teachings.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.eeOPM
      84·
      6 months ago

      This is why I posted it. Legally they have the right to remove teachers who conflict with religious teachings. Yet this seems to go against th popes stance and he is the authority of the church.

      • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
        21·
        6 months ago

        The Pope is not as authoritative as every one thinks. Bishops have significant leeway in how they run their diocese and how priests run their churches.

      • uzi@lemmy.ca
        410·
        6 months ago

        It’s an issue between the individual school and the legal system. Whatever the Pope or the Vatican wants to do, there is wholly outside of the matter of the school and the teacher.

        If the Vatican takes action against the school, that has no bearing on the sxhool’s right to fire the teacher.